What is assault defined as?
an intentional or reckless act which cause a person to apprehend the infliction of immediate unlawful force (Nelson)
The Actus Reus can be
Act/Gesture(Logdon)
Words (constanza)
Silent phone calls/stalking(Ireland/Burstow)
Words may what (if relevant)
negate what may be assault(Tuberville V Savage/Light)
There must be what in assault
Fear as established in (Lamb)
The fear must be
Of the immediate unlawful force (Smith V Woking)
The Mens Rea is defined as
Intention or recklessness as to causing the apprehension of immmediate unlawful force.
What us transferred malice
It is where a crime intended for one person falls on another by accident(Latimer, Mitchell).
What is the coincidence rule
It is the rule that says the actus reus and mens rea must coincide at least once
